Another Momentum Tale
I mentioned this recently, but it’s fresh on my mind, and I want to include it here.
As you may recall, I set a goal to play Ryman Auditorium one day. The first step in that goal was to write, record, and release a bunch of original songs. One 13-song album (Better This Way) and 4-song EP (Free) later, and I had done it. Next? Put a band together and start booking shows.
This is where my fear reared its cute little head. I put a band together and booked a bunch of rehearsals. Then I waited…and waited…to book a show. I wasn’t sure how to do it, and I didn’t want to look stupid, so I stalled. I lost momentum.
Eventually, I made it happen. I booked our first show. Here’s the fun part. Within a week or two of booking that first show, I booked another show, got my song played on Lightning 100 (an independent station here in Nashville), and secured a spot as the Lightning 100 Local Artist of the week for a week in November, which features heavy rotation on the air and a sponsored concert that Friday night.
So I stall and nothing happens. Then I do a little bit of work, make one good thing happen…and a waterfall of other good things come immediately after. You know what that is, right?
MOMENTUM
I could share other stories like that, but I think it demonstrates my point pretty clearly, and as I sit here and type this, it fires me up to go book some more shows and keep this momentum moving.
Momentum is a powerful thing. Ride that wave.
Want to know a practical way to do that?
Simple: At the end of a big day (a big recording session, finishing a great mix, playing a great show), before you go to sleep that night, book the next thing.
Book that next session with yourself. Contact a few more venues to book more shows. Schedule another mix session. Whatever it is, book it as soon as possible.
Rinse and repeat.
Keep that momentum rolling, and you’ll see some amazing things happen in and around you.
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